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North West Motorway Police took to Twitter to warn drivers of the delays, adding that no injuries have been reported.

The most recent update from Highways England, who also kept motorists informed on Twitter, says: "#M56 westbound J12 - J14 ,#Trafficofficers have now reopened all of the lanes and assisting the drivers in arranging recovery of the vehicles.

"Residual delays remain on the approach and currently show 30 minute delays with 5 miles of slow traffic moving traffic."